Lace curtain and method of manufacturing the same



E. F. STINER 2,138,432

LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME New, 29 1938.

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LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 FiledAug. 20, 1938 INVENTOR ATTO R N E'V Patented Nov. 29, 1938 2,138,432

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFAC- TUBINGTHE SAME Edgar F. Stiner, New York, N. Y.

Application August 20, 1938, Serial No. 225,907

9 Claims. (01. 96 24) This invention relates to a method of manu- Fig. 3is a plan view of afragment of another facturing Nottingham lacecurtains with a fringe pattern of lace edging from which still anotherforming a part of the pattern along the running embodiment. of my lacefringe may be developed. or side edge of edges thereof; and to Notting-Fig. 4 is a plan view of a fragment of another .5 ham lace curtainshaving a fringe along the pattern of lace edging showing the first stage5 running edge thereof woven as a part of the in the development of oneform of lace fringe, pattern, as a new article of manufacture. This Fig.5 is. a front view of the fragment of the application is a continuationin part of my forlace edging of Fig. 4 showing an intermediate merapplication Serial Number 204,939, filed stage in the development of alace fringe.

April 29, 1938. Fig. 6 is a front. view of the lace fringe. de.-- 10;

Heretofore fringes for lace curtains have been veloped from the laceedging of Fig. 5. manufactured separate from the fabrics, on ma- Fig. 7is a cross-section of the lace fringe taken chines other than lacemaking machines and along the line -l of Fig. 6-; have thereafter beenattached to the lace curtain Fig. 8 is a plan view of a fragment. oflace 5 by sewing. The bullion fringe is one Well-known piece goods or alace curtain showing a lace 15. form of fringe thus attached to lacecurtains. edging developed from a modification of the This arrangementis unsatisfactory because: (a) weave of Fig. 2. it is impossible tomatch either the color or the Figs. 9 and 10 are rear views. of thelace; edging texture of the fringe with that of the fabric of Fig. 8showing successive intermediate stages of the lace curtain; (b) applyinga fringe to a in the development of the: edging, into a lace 20 lacecurtain is an additional operation requiring fringe.

extra handling; and (c) a certain amount of Fig. 11 is a rear view of alace fringe developed fringe is wasted because the length of the lacefrom Figs. 8, 9 and 10. curtain to be fringed is invariably differentfrom Fig. 12 is a plan view of a. fragment of another the length of thefringe itself. My prior applil edging, 25

cation Serial Number 204,939 discloses a method Fig. 13 is av rear viewof the lace fringe devel- Of manufacturing c fringes generally, and aoped from the fragment of lace edging. of? Fig; lace fabric having afringe woven as a part of 12.

the p the Said fringe being f ed y Fig. 14 is an enlarged plan view ofazfragment' 3O weaving close network alternating with Open of anotherlace edging.

structure, between successive warp threads or Fig. 15 is a front viewof" a lace fringe develgroups of warp threads, across the width of theoped from the fragment of lace. edging; of Fig. lace fabric to form alace fringe at the top 14.

or bottom edge of the lace fabric. Fig. 16 is an enlarged plan view of'a fragment 33 One object of this invention is a method of of anotherlace edging; 35. fabricating lace fringes along the running edge Fig. 17is a front view of the lace fringe develof lace piece goods, and moreparticularly along oped from the fragment. of lace. edging of Fig; therunning edge of a Nottingham lace curtain. 15.

Another object is a method of fabricating lace Fig. 18 is a plan viewof. a fragment of another fringes along the running edge of Nottinghamlace edging. 40- lace curtains, woven upon a Nottingham lace Fig. 19 isa. front view of the lace fringe decurtain machine, Levers machine, orthe like. veloped from the lace edging of Fig. 18.

Another object is lace piece goods, particularly Figs. 20, 21 and 22 areseparate plan views of. Nottingham lace curtains, having a lace fringefragments of a lace curtain, which when conalong the side or runningedge thereof. sidered together, constitute successive stages in 45 Otherobjects will appear from the detailed the development of a lace fringealong the side description. edge or running edge of' said lace: curtain.

In the drawings comprising four sheets of 22 Like reference charactersdesignate correfigures numbered Figs. 1 to 22 both inclusive: spondingparts throughout the several figures: of Fig. 1 is a plan view of afragment of a lace the drawings.

edging showing the first stage in the development Any of the laceedgings shown in- Figs. 1 to. 5, of one formof my lace fringe. 8 to 10,12, 14, 16, or 18, may be woven sepa-- Fig. 2 is a plan view of afragment of another rately as a lace strip, and thereafter folded topattern of lace edging from which another emdevelop a lace fringeofappropriate. character as bodiment of my lace fringe may be developed.shown generally in Figs. 6, 11, 13, 15,17 or 19; 55v

or any of the said lace edgings may be woven as an integral part of thepattern of a larger section of lace, such as a Nottingham lace curtain(Figs. 20 to 22), a lace table cloth, or lace piece goods generally(Figs. 8 to 13). When woven as an integral part of a Nottingham lacecurtain, the lace edging may subsequently be developed into a fringelocated at the top and/ or bottom of the curtain, or it may be developedinto a fringe located atthe side or running edge of the curtain, as oneor the other form of fringe may be desired by the weaver. In generaltherefore, and except where otherwise specified. the description whichfollows applies to lace edgings formed either at the top and bottom, orat the side edge or edges of lace piece goods and Nottingham lacecurtains, and to the lace fringes thereafter developed from said laceedga made by releasing the corresponding jacks or in- The length of thedrops A, C, E, G,

ings, which fringes may likewise be formed either at the top and/orbottom, or at the side edge or edges of lace piece goods or ofNottingham lace curtains or other lace articles. The lace edgings, lacepiece goods, lace curtains, and other articles are woven as a repeatpattern upon a Nottingham lace curtain machine, Levers machine, or

the like. 1 V

Referring first to the simple pattern shown in Fig. 1, it will beassumed that the'warp threads indicated by way of example at 20 to '26,have been spaced equi-distetntly'apart so as to form uniform bars A, B,C, D, E, F, G, etc., throughout the lace edging. :The weave ofthepattern shown in Fig. l. is made by withdrawing certain jacks orinterceptors to form the clothing 3|, 33, 35, 3'! etc., and releasingcertain other jacks or interceptors'to make the open work 32, 34, 35,etc. For convenience in fabricating the edging a transverse band of'cloth'ing 30 is woven by withdrawing the jacks or interceptors and tyingthe spool threads to the warp threads 20 to 25 inclusive to form aclothed band 30. When the lace edging. forms the marginal edge of lacepiece goods or of a lace curtain, the band of clothing 33 may either beused or omitted as desired. The drops indicated at bars A, C, E, G,etc., are woven by withdrawing certain jacks or intercepto'rs' and tyingthe spool threads 3| to warp threads 26 and 2| to complete the clotheddrop: In likemanner the spool threads 33 are tied to warp threads 22-23,and spool threads 35 to ,warpnthreads 24-25, to form a series of drops".The: open work in bars B, D, F,.etc., is

terceptors. etc., will vary according to the class of work and thedesired length .offinished fringe to be developed fromsaiddrops. Thelace edging may be finished off in any preferred manner, as forexample;by weaving a second transverse band of clothing 46, which band may be arepeat of the band at, to unite drops A, C, E, G, etc., together inspaced relation, thereby forming a lace edging substantially as shown inFig. l. Said lace edging-may form the marginal edge of a larger piece oflace as for example, a lace curtain, lace panel, lace table cloth, lacescarf, or other lace piece goods; or said lace edging may be woven forsale'as a separate article. The marginal edge of the lace drops A, C, E,G, etc., may be finished off in any preferred manner to preventunravelling; when a band of clothing 49 is provicled, unravelling may beprevented by. (a) stitching or lockstitching the edging, or (b) byfolding the band of clothing 43 upon itself along a line at, andstitching 'theformed fold (see Figs. 4 and the edging (Fig. 1) may thenbe folded between the bands of clothing 39 and 46 to bring the upper andlower half of each vdrop, A, C, E, G, etc., into optical registry, to

complete the fringe, which is then retained in position by stitching thefree edges together, which in the specific construction shown in Fig. 1could be accomplished by stitching transverse band 4E3 to transverseband 39. With the drops thus folded in optical registry, the number ofdrops per running inch or per gauge in the finished fringe, will beequal to one-half the number of bars or points.

Fig. 2 illustrates a simple method of creating the optical illusion ofappearing to form a finished fringe having twice as many drops as afringe made as described for Fig. 1. This is accomplished by weaving andtying the spool threads 3i, 33, 35 between their respective pairs ofwarp threads Zii-Zl, 22-23, 24-25, for onehalf the length of the bars,A, C, E, G, and leaving the inner half of bars B, D, F, open work, asbefore; but in weaving the outer half of bars A to G etc., the jacks orinterceptors corresponding to bars A, C, E, G, etc., are released, andthe jacks or interceptors corresponding to bars B, D, F, etc., areWithdrawn, thus moving the clothing over one bar and tying spool threads42, 44, st to their respective pairs of warp threads 2i-22, 23-24,25-25, thus in effect, regrouping the pairs of warp threads, andstaggering the outer drops woven in bars B, D, F, etc., relative to theinner drops previously woven in bars A, C, E, G, etc. The outer drop(Fig. 2), like the drops of Fig. 1, may be reinforced at their outerextremity in spaced relation by a tie-thread,

which tie-thread may be extended to form a band of clothing 35 asbefore. The reinforcing tiethread, or the band 40, may be treated in anypreferred manner to prevent unravelling, and the fringe may then becompleted by folding the edging. Where, as illustrated (by way ofexample only) in Fig. 2, the edging is provided with transverse bands 30and 4B, the fringe may be completed by stitching said bands 39 and 49together as before, thus forming a fringe presenting the opticalillusion of twice as many drops per running inch (or per gauge) as thefringe In the modification shown in Figs. 3 the bars of clothing areformed in the same manner as the bars of clothing in Fig. 2, but thedrops are woven by clothing two adjacent bars A-B, E-F, leaving two bars(C-D) of open work, therebetween. In the outer half the clothing may bemoved over two bars to form a drop two bars wide at C-D, with open worktwo bars wide at A-B and E-F therebetween. In this case also thecross-over of the spool threads unites the drops in spaced relationacross the bars A to G, etc. midway between the band of clothing Sfi andthe band of clothing 49, thus tying the drops together therebypreventing them from curling up or becoming displaced; and thecross-over of the spool threads produces the optical illusion of azig-zag line 53 extending along lace fabric of which the fringe forms apart.

grease-2' the tips of the drops defining. the lace fringe (see Figs; 8'to 11).

The simple weaves disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are capable of endlessvariations. By emloying a two-in and one-out weave, and by moving theclothing bars (betweenthe clothing band 30 and clothing band 40) one ormore bars, drops of varying widths and lengths may be produced; forexample, the inner drops may be made narrower and/or longer than theouter drops, the outer drops may be made narrower and/or longer than theinner drops, or narrow drops alternating with wide. drops in the innerhalf and wide drops alternating with narrow drops in the outer half, maybe produced. Many striking; ornamental fringe effects may be pro ducedbythe endless variations which will be obvious to those skilled in theart.

Figs. 4, '5, 6 and 7' illustrate successive steps in the manufacture ofone form of drop fringe. After the warp threads 20 to 29, etc.,inclusive have been clothed to form, by way of example, band 30, theymay be drawn together and clothed to form an inner medallion 5|.Emerging from medallion 5t the warp threads are pillared or groupedtogether in pairs. 2ll-Zl, 22-23, 24--25, 26-2l, 28-29, etc., by meansof their associated spool threads 3|, 3-3, 35, 31, 39, etc. the openwork at 32, 34,36, 38 being formed by releasing the corresponding jacksor interceptors in the manner previously described. Between the innermedallion EI and the outer medallion 52 a line of tie-threads 50-extends across the bars to tie all of the drops together in spacedrelation, in this case to form a series of groups of pillared warpthreads diverging from inner medallion 5t. Beyond the line of threads5E3 the groups of pillared warp threads are extended to form a reverserepeat pattern of the drops of the inner half, warp threads 2U-2I, 2223,ZAP-25, 26-2'!, 2B--23, etc-., converging and being clothed to form anouter medallion 52, the warp threads thereafter diverging a shortdistance and then further extended and clothed to form a band ofclothing 4!). If the lace edging is woven as a separate article bothedges will require treatment to prevent unravelling; but if the laceedging forms the marginal edge of a.

larger. piece of lace, such as a lace curtain or table cloth, only themarginal edge (in Fig. 3 the band of clothing 4.0) will requiretreatment to prevent unravelling. One such mode of treatment is shown inFig. 4, where the band of clothing 40 is folded. uponitself (as alongits transverse median line 41 and the double ply thus formed (Fig. 5)is. stitched by means of a. line of stitches 48 traversing the band ofclothing 4-8. the line of fold indicated by the line of threads Ell,thus bringing the band 40, and the band 39-, of clothing, into opticalregistry (Fig. 6), and the said bands of clothing are now securedtogether by a line of stitches 49 (see Figs. 6 and 7) or band 413 couldbe folded and stitched to band 30 by the line of stitches 49, all in oneoperation. The line of tie-threads 5U= interconnects the drops in spacedrelation and thus prevents them from becoming curled up or otherwisedisplaced; the tie-threads 56 form an unbroken line across the outeredge of the drop fringe to provide an ornamental finish for the edge ofthe If the lace edging shown in Figure 4 were not the marginal edge of alarger piece of lace, the band of. clothing 39 would require treatmentto The lace edging, is now folded along prevent unravelling, and saidlace edging could then be stitched to the marginal. edge of a lacecurtain, lace table cloth, or other goods, to form an ornamental dropfringe edging for said goods,

Figures 8, 9, 10 and I1 showsuccessive stages in the development of thelace edging of Fig. 8 into the lace fringe of Fig. 11. The pattern isavariation of that disclosed in Figure 2. The Warp threads 20 to 26etc., may pass through a band of clothing 30-, then into the clothedgroups (222l 24-43, 25-46), of pillared warp threads with open work (32,34, 36') therebetween to form the inner drops 3|, 33, 35, etc., theclothing bars being thereafter moved over one bar and the warp threads(2!! to 26 etc.) regrouped and then repillared to form a series of outerdrops (42, 34, 46, etc.) which are aligned with the open work (32, 34,36) in the inner half of the edging. The outer drops (42, 44, 43, etc.)which are staggered relative to the inner series of drops (35, 33, 35,etc.) are connected to said inner series by the cross-over of the spoolthreads presenting the optical illusion of a zigzag line of threads 53.When the transverse band of clothing 30 is employed it is treated toprevent unravelling as by being folded along the line t? (Figs; 8 and9'), and stitched to form a fast edge (Fig. 10-). When the lace edgingis not woven with a fast edge on the lace making machine, a fast edgemay be provided by folding the lace edging along a line indicated at tit-54 (Fig. 9), and the hem thus formed may be stitched with one or morelines of stitches 55 traversing the lace edging and lace piece goods(Fig. 10.). Thefringe is completed by folding the lace edging; along theline of fold indicated by the zig-zag line of threads 53 to produce thefringe shown in Figure 11, the fringe being held in. place by one ormore lines of stitches 53. The lace edging of Figure 8 from which thelace fringe of Figure 11 is developed, may consist of the marginal edgeof a lace curtain or other lace piece goods El- (Fig. 8); or it maybewoven as a separate article and thereafter folded and developedinto a.-fringe while at the same time being applied to the edges of a sectionoflace or other goods.

Figures 12 and 13 show how another ornamental. form of dropv fringe(Fig. 13) may be developed from a lace edging (Fig. 12) forming forexample the marginal edge of a larger section of lace 58. Groups ofpillared warp threads 69--$- !-62--63, 64-65'--5ii'-6l, form an innerseries of drops in, 12', with open work 13, i5, therebetween; the groupsof pillared warp threads are then regrouped and repillared to form anouter series of drops 82, 82, which are positioned in alignment with theopen work l3, l5, and in staggered relation to the drops 58, '52. Theouter marginal edge is reinforced either with. a tie-thread or with aband of clothing $6, for securing drops 88', 82, etc., together inspaced relation, and said band may be treated to prevent unravelling inany preferred manner, as by folding, stitching, lockstitching, etc. Ifthe fabric is not provided with a fast edge, it may be fo-Pded along aline 9il9i (Fig. 12), and then stitched with a line of stitches 9i (Fig.13). By folding the lace edging along a line of fold indicated by thezig-zag: line 92, the outer series of drops 86, 82, etc, arev positionedin the spaces between the inner series of drops H3, i2, etc, formed bythe. open work i3, 15, etc. The band of clothing l!) is thus broughtinto optical registry with the bandof clothing 3%, said bands formed bythe groups of pillared warp threads resemble elongated columnssupporting medallions Q4 and capitals 95.

Figs. 14 to 17 inclusive variously illustrate other suggested ways ofornamenting the drops, with medallions and the like. In the variationshown in Figs..14 and 15, a series of medallions l95l!!e are wovenbetween groups of drops 3l-33-35-31, in the inner half of the laceedging. By shifting the clothing one bar, the

2 2-25} are regrouped and repillared as indicated by the zig-zag line92, to weave a series of drops lY-.id46 etc., in the outer half of thelace edging: in staggered relation to the drops 3l-3c3537 of the innerhalf of said edging and in alignment with the open network 32-34-36-38between said inner series of drops; so that when the lace edging isfolded along a line of fold indicated generally by the zig-zag line 32the outer series of drops 4244- :35 etc., will be aligned in the spacesbetween the inner series of drops 3l33--3531-39 defined by the opennetwork 32343638 to develop a lace fringe. To retain the fringe inproper position the clothed bands 30 and 40 may be stitched together byone or more transverse lines of stitches 93 (Fig. 15), the zig-zag lineof. threads 32 forms an ornamental finish for the outer edge of thefringe and at the same time prevents the drops from becoming curled upor displaced.

The lace edging illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17 may be formed in likemanner by weaving clothing at a plurality of spaced points Nil-I03 toform a border for an open network having clothing woven therein in theform of a series of medallions lIJ2-|02, simulating flowers or otherobjects in silhouette, tied to the warp threads 2il--2 !-2 2-23-2 4 2 526-2l -28- :29 etc. The fringe (Fig. 17) is completed as previouslydescribed in any preferred manner.

The number of warp threads grouped or pillared together (as at 10-12,82, Fig. 12) may be varied, dependent upon the form of drop desired; orthe drops may be made in skeleton or without any clothing associatedwith the warp threads. The drops may also be woven on the marginal edgeof a curtain or lace article'without employing the band of clothing 30.In other words, the ornamentation of the drops may be endlesslymultiplied to weave an almost infinite variety of lace fringes on lacemaking machines, either as a part of a lace curtain or other lacefabric, or as a separate lace edging adapted to be secured to piecegoods by a stitch- .ing operation. When the fringe is woven as anintegral part of a lace article the fringe will conform. to the colorand texture of the article, and both waste in trimming and expense dueto narate handling, are avoided.

Instead of weaving a line Of spool threads 50 across the transversemedian line of the drops as disclosed generally in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, oracross the transverse zig-zag line 53 (Figs. 5 to 11), a plurality ofspaced lines of tie-threads 50, 50' (Fig. 18), may be woven between thedrops 3|, 33, 35, so that if the'drops are folded midway between thetransverse bands 30 and 40, a lace fringe having the inner halves of thedrops in optical registry with their corresponding outer halves, and theline of tie-threads 50 in optical registry with the lines of tie-threads.50 but with the tips of the drops free, to present a broken line, maybe developed substantially as shown in Fig. 19. The tie-threads 50, 50'may be woven between the drops 3i, 33, 35 at any intermediate point orpoints as preferred, Fig. 18 being one weave or pattern.

Figs. 20 to 22 inclusive variously illustrate how a lace edgingsubstantially as shown in Fig. 18'

may be woven as an integral part of the pattern of a Nottingham lacecurtain. In this example, the lace fringe is to be formed along the sideor running edge of the curtain 51 (Fig. 20), and the curtain isaccordingly woven so that its length extends across the width of theloom rather than lengthwise thereof. By this arrangement the warpthreads 20 to 26 etc., extend across the width of the body51 of thecurtain, rather than lengthwise thereof according to the acceptedpractice in weaving Nottingham lace curtains; and the spool threadsextend lengthwise of the curtain, rather than across the width of thebody 51 thereof according to the accepted practice. The lace edging ofFig. l8 thus in effect forms the side edge (or running edge) of thecurtain body 5'! (Fig. 20). The band 411 now forms a marginal edge band(Fig. 20), and it may be finished off to prevent unravelling by foldingit at 41, and then stitching the folded plies with a running line ofstitches 48 (Fig. 21). The lace fringe may now be developed and thecurtain 51 completed by folding the edging as along the median line ofthe drops 3|, 33, 35 etc., to bring clothed bands 30 and 40 intocooperative registry and lines of tie-threads 50 and 50' into opticalregistry, and by then stitching the bands 30 and 40 together by a lineof stitches 56to retain the lace fringe in its final position (Fig. 22).The fringe thus developed runs lengthwise of the body 51 of the curtain(Fig. 22), and forms the side edge (or running edge) of the finishedarticle. When a curtain having a fringe fabricated along its runningedge as illustrated in Figs. 20, 21, and 22, is suspended from a curtainrod, tie backs may be employed thus giving the draped curtain a mostattractive ornamental effect. Any of the various forms of lace edgingdisclosed in the several figures of the drawings and any variation ofany of them, may be substituted for the lace edging forming the sideedge or running edge of the body 51 of the curtain shown in Figs. 20,21, and 22. 7

Similarly by weaving the curtain lengthwise of the loom, so that thewarp threads 20 to 26 extend lengthwise of the body of the curtaininstead of crosswise thereof, the lace edgings shown in the variousfigures of the drawings, or any of them, may be developed into a lacefringe extending across the top or bottom, or across the top and bottomof the body of a curtain 51, instead of along the side edge or runningedge of the body 57 of the curtain as shown in Figs. 20 to 22.

A lace fringe embodying the invention may be wovenas an integral part ofa valance, which valance may either be a separate lace article, or maybe woven as an extension top for a Nottingham lace curtain. In eithercase the lace fringe will extend from the lower edge of the valance when75 the latter is suspended in hung position. The optical illusion of thezig-zag lines indicated at 53 (Figs. 8 to 11) and 92 (Figs. 12 to 17),is produced by moving the clothing over one or more bars in theoperation of staggering the outer drops relative to the inner drops andregrouping and re-pillaring the warp threads.

What is claimed is:

l. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weavingthe length of the curtain at right angles to the warp threads so thatthe warp threads extend from side edge to side edge of the body of thecurtain, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line ofthe side edge of the body of the curtain, weaving a series of elongatedlace drops of close structure alternating with open work between thewarp threads as thus extended to form a lace edging extending along theside edge of the body of the curtain and beyond the normal finishingline thereof, folding said lace edging back substantially along thenormal finishing line of the side edge of the body of the curtain totransform said lace drop into a series of loops defining a lace fringeprojecting beyond the said normal finishing line, and stitching thefolded plies of the lace edging together to retain the lace fringe inposition and preventthe lace loops from unravelling.

2. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weavingthe body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warpthreads so that the warp threads extend across the body of the curtainfrom side edge to side edge thereof, extending the warp threads beyondthe normal finishing line of the side edge of the curtain body, weavinga series of lace drops of close structure alternating with open workbetween the warp threads as thus extended to form a lace edgingparallelling the side edge of the body of the curtain and beyond thenormal finishing line thereof, joining the drops together in spacedrelation, treating the lace edging to prevent unravelling thereof,folding said lace edging back substantially along the normal finishingline of the said side edge to transform said lace drops into a series ofloops defining a lace fringe projecting laterally outwards beyond thenormal finishing line of the said side edge, and stitching the foldedplies of lace edging together to retain the lace fringe in position.

3. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weavingthe body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warpthreads, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line ofthe side edge of the curtain body, weaving clothing between spacedgroups of said extended warp threads for a certain pre-determineddistance to form a series of elongated lace drops of close structurealternating with open work, joining the lace drops together in spacedrelation, in like manner weaving a second series of elongated lace dropsbetween said warp threads for a distance substantially equal in lengthto said first series, treating the ends of said second series of lacedrops to prevent unraveling, folding said elongated drops backsubstantially along the normal finishing line of the side edge of thebody of the curtain to transform said lace drops into a series of loopsdefining a lace fringe projecting laterally outwards beyond the normalfinishing line of the side edge of the curtain, and stitching the foldedplies together to retain the lace fringe in position.

4. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weavingthe body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warpthreads, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line ofthe side edge of the curtain body, weaving clothing betweenpredetermined spaced groups of said warp threads for a distancesubstantially equal to the length of a lace fringe to be formed in partby the series of elongated lace drops of close structure with open workbetween said drops thus woven, regrouping the warp threads into otherspaced groups, extending the clothing between said spaced groups of warpthreads as thus re-grouped for substantially the same distance as beforeto Weave a second series of elongated lace drops of close structure withopen work between them, said second series of drops being in alignmentwith the open work between said first series of drops and the open workbetween said second series of drops being in alignment with said lacedrops of said first series, reinforcing the ends of said second seriesof lace drops, treating the reinforced ends to prevent unravelling,folding said elongated drops back to the approximate normal finishingline of the side edge of the body of the curtain to align the'lace dropsof each series in the spaces defined by the open work between the lacedrops of the adjacent series to form a looped fringe displaying all ofthe drops in each series, and stitching the folded plies together tosecure said lace fringe in position.

5. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain with an integral lacefringe along the length of the side edge thereof which consists inweaving the body of the curtain with the warp threads running across thewidth thereof, extending said warp threads beyond the normal finishingside edge of the curtain, weaving clothing between certain of said warpthreads as thus extended for a distance greater than the ultimate lengthof lace fringe desired, to form a series of lace drops with open Workbetween them, and stitching the ends of the lace drops to the curtainbody adjacent the normal finishing side edge thereof to form a loopedlace fringe, to retain said fringe in position, and to prevent it fromunravelling.

6. A lace curtain having the warp threads running across the curtainbody substantially at right angles to the length of the curtain body,said warp threads extending beyond the normal finishing side edge of thecurtain body, clothing woven between certain of said warp threads asthus extended to form a series of elongated lace drops with open workbetween them projecting laterally from the side edge of the curtain,said elongated drops being folded back against the normal finishing sideedge of the curtain to change said drops into a series of lace loopsdefining a fringe of lace, and a line of stitches traversing the freeedges of the folded drops and the marginal edge of the curtain body toretain the lace fringe in position and prevent it from unravelling.

'7. A lace curtain having the warp threads running in a directionsubstantially at right angles to the length of the curtain body andextending beyond the normal finishing side edge thereof, clothing wovenbetween certain of said warp threads as thus extended to form a seriesof elongated lace drops with open work between them projecting laterallyfrom the side edge of the curtain, tie-threads extending betweenintermediate sections of said elongated drops, said elongated dropsbeing folded back against the normal finishing side edge of the curtainto change said drops into a series of interconnected lace loops defininga fringe of lace, and a line of stitches traversing the free edges ofthe folded drops and the marginal edge of the curtain body to retain thelace fringe in position and prevent it from unravelling.

8. A lace curtain having a lace fringe projecting laterally outwardsfrom the normal side edge of the curtain, said curtain having its warpthreads running at right angles to the length of the curtain body, saidwarp threads extending beyond the normal finishing side edge of thecurtain body, clothing woven between certain predetermined groups ofsaid warp threads as thus extended to form a first series of elongatedlace woven between certain other pre-determined groups of said warpthreads as further extended to form a second series of elongated lacedrops with open work between them in extension of said first series, thelace drops of each series being positioned in alignment with the openwork between the lace drops of the other series, said drops being foldedalong the line of merger of the first and second series to align thelace drops of each series in the spaces defined by the open work betweenthe lace drops of the adjacent series to form the lace fringe, and oneor more lines of stitches traversing the free edges of said secondseries of drops and the side edge of the curtain body'to retain thefringe in position and prevent unravelling thereof.

9.'A lace curtain having a lace fringe edging merging with the body ofthe curtain and in exthus extended to form an inner row of elongatedlace drops withopen work between them, said inner row of drops beinginterconnected in spaced relation, said warp threads extending beyondthe ends of said inner row of drops, clothing woven between certainpre-determined groups of said warp threads as thus further extended toform an outer row of elongated lace drops with open Work between them,said outer row of drops also being interconnected in spaced relation,said edging being folded along a line parallelling the normally finishededge of the curtain body and between said inner and outer row of dropsto bring said rows of drops into cooperative registry to form said lacefringe, and means for uniting the folded plies of fabric together toretain the formed fringe in position and prevent unravelling thereof.

EDGAR F. S'IINER.

